Eigenvalues, Inequalities, and Ergodic Theory

Chen, Mu-Fa

ISBN 10: 1849969388 / ISBN 13: 9781849969383

Editore: Springer 2010-10, 2010

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• Titolo: Eigenvalues, Inequalities, and Ergodic Theory
• Editore: Springer 2010-10
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1849969388
• ISBN 13: 9781849969383
• Rilegatura: PF
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

A problem of broad interest - the estimation of the spectral gap for matrices or differential operators (Markov chains or diffusions) - is covered in this book. In particular, it studies a subset of the general problem, taking some approaches that have, up till now, only appeared largely in the Chinese literature. Eigenvalues, Inequalities and Ergodic Theory serves as an introduction to this developing field, and provides an overview of the methods used in an accessible and concise manner. Each chapter starts with a summary and, in order to appeal to non-specialists, ideas are introduced through simple examples rather than technical proofs. In the latter chapters readers are introduced to problems and application areas, including stochastic models of economy.

Informazioni sull?autore

Mu-Fa Chen is Professor of Mathematics at Beijing Normal University, in the People’s Republic of China, and Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1999 he received a Prize for Progress on Sciences and Technology from the Ministry of Education and a National Prize on Natural Sciences from the Ministry of Science and Technology in the People’s Republic of China.